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Caterham Project V due in 2025 to take on electric Porsche Cayman
Caterham Project V – front
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Caterham Project V due in 2025 to take on electric Porsche Cayman

Caterham’s new age electric coupe will pack Yamaha powertrain tech and liquid-cooled batteries, with development due to be completed next year
11 Dec 2024
Ferrari Roma 2025 review – a near perfect take on the classic GT
Ferrari Roma – front tracking
In-depth reviews

Ferrari Roma 2025 review – a near perfect take on the classic GT

Direct, engaging handling and superb ride quality, plus strong performance: the sharp-suited Roma nails its GT brief
22 Nov 2024
Mercedes-AMG GT 63 S E Performance 2025 review – testing the fastest AMG ever
Mercedes-AMG GT 63 S E Performance
Reviews

Mercedes-AMG GT 63 S E Performance 2025 review – testing the fastest AMG ever

With extraordinary, electrically boosted outputs of 805bhp and 1047lb ft, the latest AMG GT is monstrously fast. But can it also deliver the finesse a…
20 Nov 2024
TVR Griffith (1990 - 2002): a pure and unadulterated sports car
TVR Griffith front
Features

TVR Griffith (1990 - 2002): a pure and unadulterated sports car

The Griffith established TVR as a genuine contender and transformed the company’s fortunes – and it’s still as exhilarating to drive now as it was in …
17 Nov 2024
My Life & Cars – David Twohig, automotive engineer
David Twohig
Features

My Life & Cars – David Twohig, automotive engineer

The Alpine A110’s lead engineer talks about the wide-ranging projects he’s been instrumental on and the cars he’s chosen for himself
13 Nov 2024

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Driving masterclass: how to be a safer and better driver
Driving masterclass
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Driving masterclass: how to be a safer and better driver

From mastering the everyday commute to unlocking the full potential of your performance car, our new series will help you become safer, more confident…
11 Nov 2024
BMW M5 (G90) review – more power, more weight, same old M5 desirability?
G90 BMW M5 saloon
In-depth reviews

BMW M5 (G90) review – more power, more weight, same old M5 desirability?

So much has been written about BMW’s new plug-in hybrid M5, but now it’s time for the talk to stop. Does it feel like a true M car?
8 Nov 2024
BMW M5 Touring (G99) 2025 review – super estate returns to battle the Audi RS6
BMW M5 Touring (G99)
Reviews

BMW M5 Touring (G99) 2025 review – super estate returns to battle the Audi RS6

For the first time since the V10-powered E61, the BMW M5 is available in estate-form. We get behind the wheel
5 Nov 2024
BMW Z4 M40i Handschalter v Toyota Supra – manual sixes go head-to-head
BMW Z4 M40i Handschalter and Toyota Supra
Group tests

BMW Z4 M40i Handschalter v Toyota Supra – manual sixes go head-to-head

Can the addition of a manual gearbox and a raft of chassis mods transform BMW’s Z4? And does it have the measure of its manual Toyota Supra cousin?
2 Nov 2024
Aston Martin Vanquish 2024 review - Britain’s Ferrari 12 Cilindri rival
Aston Martin Vanquish – front
Reviews

Aston Martin Vanquish 2024 review - Britain’s Ferrari 12 Cilindri rival

The third-generation Aston Martin Vanquish is not only the best yet, it’s the best Aston Martin full stop
28 Oct 2024
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Great Ferrari hypercars driven: 288 GTO, F40, F50 and Enzo head-to-head
Ferrari hypercar supertest
Group tests

Great Ferrari hypercars driven: 288 GTO, F40, F50 and Enzo head-to-head

As Ferrari’s new F80 hypercar follows the hybrid path of the LaFerrari, we look back at its iconic forebears from a time when cubic capacity and large…
23 Oct 2024
Porsche 911 GT3 (997, 2006 - 2011): the ultimate modern classic?
Porsche 997 GT3 front
Features

Porsche 911 GT3 (997, 2006 - 2011): the ultimate modern classic?

The 997 GT3 had quite the baton to take; that of the definitive driver’s Porsche 911 of the 21st century. History tells us it managed as much and then…
21 Oct 2024
Best car tyres 2024: evo performance tyre test
2024 evo Tyre Test
Features

Best car tyres 2024: evo performance tyre test

Want to fit the very best tyres to your performance car? The annual evo Tyre Test identifies the cream of the current crop
17 Oct 2024
Ferrari SF90 XX Spider 2024 review – a 1016bhp open-top adrenaline hit
Ferrari SF90 XX Spider – drift
Reviews

Ferrari SF90 XX Spider 2024 review – a 1016bhp open-top adrenaline hit

The Spider version of the SF90 XX provides our first taste of Ferrari’s track-focused 1016bhp hypercar on the road
23 Sep 2024
My Life & Cars – Tim Layzell, motorsport artist and amateur racer
Tim Layzell Life and cars
Features

My Life & Cars – Tim Layzell, motorsport artist and amateur racer

Layzell learned to drive in karts and a Skoda Rapid – experiences that stood him in good stead for his career as a motorsport artist
5 Sep 2024
Morgan is going electric, and it's built a battery-powered Super 3 to prove it
Morgan XP-1 – front
Features

Morgan is going electric, and it's built a battery-powered Super 3 to prove it

This experimental electric version of Morgan’s Super 3 promises to be more exciting to drive than the three-cylinder petrol car. We find out why
9 Aug 2024
My Life & Cars – Matt Becker, vehicle dynamics wizard
Matt Becker's Life and Cars
Features

My Life & Cars – Matt Becker, vehicle dynamics wizard

Son of Lotus and now vehicle engineering director at JLR, Matt Becker has a car history as impressive as his career
1 Aug 2024
McLaren F1 (1994 - 1998): driving the 240mph hypercar icon
McLaren F1 icon
Features

McLaren F1 (1994 - 1998): driving the 240mph hypercar icon

evo's John Barker was one of the first journalists to test the McLaren F1. They meet again...
30 Jul 2024
My Life & Cars – Frank Stephenson, car designer
My Life & Cars – Frank Stephenson
Features

My Life & Cars – Frank Stephenson, car designer

From New Mini to McLaren, via Fiat, Ferrari and countless others, Frank Stephenson’s work is everywhere you look in the automotive world. Here he ta…
14 Jul 2024
BMW M4 CS 2024 review – is this the M4 sweet-spot we’ve been waiting for?
BMW M4 CS – front
Reviews

BMW M4 CS 2024 review – is this the M4 sweet-spot we’ve been waiting for?

Following in the tyre tracks of former greats, the BMW M4 gets the CS treatment. Is it another pure-bred winner?
1 Jul 2024
My Life & Cars – Lawrence Tomlinson, Chairman, Ginetta Cars
Lawrence Tomlinson Life and Cars
Features

My Life & Cars – Lawrence Tomlinson, Chairman, Ginetta Cars

The Ginetta boss tells the stories behind his enviable car collection, his class win at Le Mans and how he bought a car company
27 Jun 2024
Testing the ultimate £4m driving simulator
Horiba MIRA simulator complex
Features

Testing the ultimate £4m driving simulator

Can sophisticated driving simulators replace costly, physical prototypes? We visit the new £4m Horiba MIRA simulator complex to take a digital drive
27 May 2024
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Toyota GR Yaris v Mercedes‑AMG A45 S v Hyundai i30 N v Honda Civic Type R
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Group tests

Toyota GR Yaris v Mercedes‑AMG A45 S v Hyundai i30 N v Honda Civic Type R

The rally-bred Toyota GR Yaris, bombastic Mercedes‑AMG A45 S, thrillsome Hyundai i30 N and dazzling Honda Civic Type R are each brilliant in their own…
26 May 2024
Vredestein Ultrac Pro 2024 tyre review – a worthy alternative to the Michelin Pilot Sport 4S?
Vredestein Ultrac Pro
Reviews

Vredestein Ultrac Pro 2024 tyre review – a worthy alternative to the Michelin Pilot Sport 4S?

New high performance tyre claims unique blend of grip and ride comfort. We put it to the test
23 May 2024
'The Seven was a winning formula in 1957 – thanks to Caterham, it's still astonishing today'
Caterham Seven evo Edition
Opinion

'The Seven was a winning formula in 1957 – thanks to Caterham, it's still astonishing today'

Caterham claimed the rights for the Seven in 1973, and the platform has gone from strength to strength ever since
6 May 2024
Sustainable fuel v unleaded petrol: we dyno test the impact on car performance
Sustainable fuel v unleaded petrol dyno test
Features

Sustainable fuel v unleaded petrol: we dyno test the impact on car performance

Considering running your car on sustainable fuel? We’ve dyno tested the first publicly available option to see the effect on power, torque and emissio…
5 May 2024
Ferrari 458 Speciale (2013 - 2015): the best driver's car of the last 25 years
Ferrari 458 Speciale
Reviews

Ferrari 458 Speciale (2013 - 2015): the best driver's car of the last 25 years

Of all the significant driver’s cars we’ve experienced over the last 25 years, one stands above all others. Ladies and gentlemen, the sublime, unsurpa…
4 Apr 2024
Mazda MX‑5 Mk3 – the car world's greatest misses
Mazda MX5 mk3 miss
Features

Mazda MX‑5 Mk3 – the car world's greatest misses

The MX‑5 had been a deserved hit, but with the third generation Mazda somehow missed the mark
4 Apr 2024
Honda Civic Type R (FK8, 2017 - 2022): a sure-fire future icon
Honda Civic Type R FK8
Features

Honda Civic Type R (FK8, 2017 - 2022): a sure-fire future icon

The FK8 Civic Type R is a hot hatch with engineering obsession on a different level, making it one of our top 25 cars of the last 25 years
28 Mar 2024
Ford GT (2004 - 2006): review, history and specs of an icon
Ford GT evo 25
Features

Ford GT (2004 - 2006): review, history and specs of an icon

Few supercars have allowed such easy access to their performance as the original Ford GT, making it one of our top 25 cars of the last 25 years
18 Mar 2024
MST Mk1 2024 review – £174,000 Ford Escort recreation driven
MST Mk1 Ford Escort
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MST Mk1 2024 review – £174,000 Ford Escort recreation driven

The MST Mk1 is a brand new, 50-year-old, road-going rally car. It looks the business, but does it deliver? Strap yourself in…
15 Mar 2024
Renault Sport Mégane RS Trophy‑R – the car world's greatest misses
Renault Sport Mégane RS Trophy‑R
Features

Renault Sport Mégane RS Trophy‑R – the car world's greatest misses

Targeting a Nürburgring lap record proved the undoing of a potentially all-time-great hot hatch
29 Feb 2024
Peugeot 205 GTI Tolman Edition 2024 review – worth the £125,000 price tag?
Peugeot 205 GTI Tolman Edition
Reviews

Peugeot 205 GTI Tolman Edition 2024 review – worth the £125,000 price tag?

Beautifully restored and boasting a 193bhp, 16-valve engine, is the Tolman Edition the best Peugeot 205 GTI 1.9 ever?
3 Feb 2024
Why the Porsche 911 GT3 RS (997.1) is one of the most significant cars of the last 25 years
Porsche 91 GT3 RS – front
Features

Why the Porsche 911 GT3 RS (997.1) is one of the most significant cars of the last 25 years

To mark our 25th anniversary we name the 25 most significant driver's cars launched in the last 25 years. John Barker presents his case for the 997.1 …
1 Feb 2024